Bengals in a QB quandary

Analysis: No easy fix to Palmer's trade request

10:39 PM,
Jan. 29, 2011

Written by

Joe Reedy
jreedy@enquirer.com

CINCINNATI With the Bengals having produced only two winning seasons the past 20 years, fans have been conditioned to expect the worst. But not even the biggest pessimists could have predicted what has transpired the past four weeks.

Carson Palmer's request for a trade became public last week, putting both the Bengals and the quarterback in a no-win situation.

Fans wonder why Palmer had not been vocal in his discontent until now, when the Bengals have no strong candidate to replace him. The impending expiration of the collective bargaining agreement between team owners and the players ...